Former Prosecutor Named NJ Lt. Governor In Historic Pick

By Lynn LaRowe

New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill on Monday named acting Secretary of State Shirley Emehelu as the state's new lieutenant governor, selecting a former prosecutor to fill the position left vacant when former Lt. Gov. Dale G. Caldwell resigned amid misconduct allegations.

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NJ High Court Disbars Atty Convicted Of $350K COVID Fraud

By George Woolston

An attorney sentenced to 21 months in prison for a wire fraud conviction in a case where he stole nearly $350,000 earmarked for small businesses amid the COVID-19 pandemic has also been disbarred.

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Odor In The Court: Fragrance Cos. Can't End Antitrust Case

By Craig Clough

A New Jersey federal court refused Monday to nix antitrust claims accusing fragrance ingredient-makers of fixing prices, finding the alleged conspiracy was subject to the per se rule despite the companies' supplier relationships with one another.

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Quest Pays $13M To End Giants Ticket Kickback Claims

By George Woolston

Quest Diagnostics Inc. has paid $13 million to settle allegations that it submitted false claims to Medicare and New York and New Jersey Medicaid programs, according to federal prosecutors.

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Justices Seek US View On Pharma's Iraq Terror Liability

By Madeline Lyskawa

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday invited the U.S. solicitor general to opine on a lawsuit accusing pharmaceutical companies of aiding a Hezbollah-linked militia's terrorist activities in Iraq, after the D.C. Circuit held the plaintiffs adequately alleged that the companies' participation was conscious and voluntary.

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Children's Place Hits Ch. 11 With $881M In Debt, Sale Plans

By Alex Wittenberg

Retailer The Children's Place has filed for Chapter 11 protection in New Jersey bankruptcy court with $881.3 million in debt and a plan to sell its assets during the case.

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High Court's H-2A Case Could Reshape Agency Adjudication

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case that concerns whether the U.S. Department of Labor may fine an employer for violating employment conditions in the H-2A visa program, but its eventual decision could chart the course for in-house adjudication across a broad swath of the federal government, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

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How A Child Of Immigrants Defends Abrego Garcia

By Corey Rothauser

Hecker Fink attorney Jeffrey Then grew up translating English-language letters for customers at his Dominican immigrant family’s Bronx business. Decades later, he drew on that experience while defending Kilmar Abrego Garcia from federal human smuggling charges, becoming a lifeline for Abrego Garcia during his detention.

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John Morgan On Why Luck Matters More Than Most Admit

By Y. Peter Kang

John Morgan, founder of personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan PA, built the largest personal injury firm in the U.S., with 1,110 attorneys in 140 locations. In his new memoir, "Life Is Luck," the attorney who Forbes estimates has a net worth of $1.5 billion argues that success is about more than talent, intelligence or determination. It is also about recognizing opportunities, taking risks and capitalizing on fortunate breaks when they appear.

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Wachtell To Probe Nvidia CEO's Affair With Alleged China Spy

By Anna Scott Farrell and Sue Reisinger

Nvidia has hired Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz to lead an investigation into allegations that its founder and CEO had an affair with a business executive who U.S. intelligence believes is a Chinese spy, the artificial intelligence chipmaker said Tuesday.

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Grassley Defends Rush To Confirm Trump Judicial Picks

By Courtney Bublé

Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Tuesday defended how quickly the committee is moving to confirm President Donald Trump's judicial picks before Democrats control the Senate.

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Trump Swaps Out Blocked 8th Circ. Nominee With Ark. Justice

By Courtney Bublé

President Donald Trump on Tuesday withdrew his pick for the Eighth Circuit and replaced him with a different nominee amid apparent opposition from Arkansas' senators. 

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